Recently, Hai Phong has recorded signs of an increase in dengue fever cases, mainly concentrated in Le Chan, Hong Bang, and An Duong districts. Accumulated to the end of April 16, the whole city recorded 195 cases (no deaths), at risk of an outbreak.
Facing the above situation, the Department of Health requires the units to focus on implementing measures to prevent dengue dengue fever. In particular, the City Disease Control Center, the Health Center of the districts/districts/city of Thuy Nguyen deployed closely monitoring the thorough handling of dengue fever outbreaks. At the same time, the organization of 100% chemical spraying households in the outbreak area, ensuring the right technical spray and evaluating the vector index before and after spraying for specific spraying indicators.
Units coordinated with the local education and training sector to organize a campaign for students to participate in cleaning up, eliminating lumps and mosquito nets in housing and schools; assess the epidemic situation to propose proactive disease prevention measures. Along with that, organize training for health workers at all levels and forces participating in epidemic prevention in the locality on the following contents: investigation, monitoring, handling of outbreaks, techniques for using insect repellent chemicals, communication skills, etc.
The Department of Health also requires centers to review the number of drugs, epidemic prevention supplies, prepare insect repellent chemicals; check and maintain chemical sprayers, supplement sprayers (if needed) to ensure adequate mobilization of machinery and equipment to handle outbreaks. On the other hand, closely monitor the development of dengue fever in the area; monitor, detect early cases in the community and take timely samples for testing. Coordinate with the Department of Health, local agencies and units to organize regular environmental sanitation campaigns, proactively spray chemicals to kill mosquitoes (if necessary).
Local health stations strictly monitor disease transmission vectors, organize environmental sanitation, destroy mosquito larvae/ods, and thoroughly handle outbreaks when they appear. In addition, strengthen communication on dengue prevention; mobilize people to proactively get vaccinated against dengue fever and actively participate in killing mosquitoes, mosquito larvae/ands...
Medical examination and treatment facilities have well organized the work of admission, treatment, dialysis, and screening of pediatric patients from areas with many cases of dengue fever and symptoms suspected of dengue fever to ensure no cross-infection in medical facilities. Facilities increase monitoring of dengue patients staying at examination facilities; ensure adequate response to means, equipment, medicines, and fluids to promptly treat patients who have become seriously ill and deaths from dengue fever, especially at private medical examination and treatment facilities; avoid patients who are not consulted, given emergency care, treated, and transferred in time...
